Theodor Gottlieb von Scheven

Theodosius (also Theodor or Theodorus) Gottlieb von Scheven (born 3 January 1751 on Usedom - died 23 March 1810 from typhus) was a pastor and German entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera and Hymenoptera.

Early life Von Scheven was born on 3 January 1751 on Usedom, as third son of deacon Joachim Nikolaus von Scheven and pastor's daughter Katharina Maria von Scheven (née Thilow). and Sphinx schaefferi (Zygaena ephialtes, also per Naumann & Tremewan, 1984)

Some of his work on bagworm moths, particularly his observations on the reproductive methods of "Bombyx vestita" (now Paidia rica), was cited in volumes I and IV of William Kirby and William Spence's An Introduction to Entomology, and described by Kirby as an "excellent elucidation of the history of this tribe, whose mode of generation is so singular".

Publications He published several entomological papers, including in Der Naturforscher (twice in 1777, as well as in 1780, 1781 and 1784) and in Johann Kaspar Füssli's Neue Magazin für Liebhaber der Entomologie in 1782. Some of his published works include: Beytraege zur Naturgeschichte der Insekten. - Der Naturforscher, Halle/Saale 10; 11; 14; 15; 20 (1777–1784), consisting of:

Notes and references

Groll, E. K. (2017). Biographies of the Entomologists of the World. Online database, version 8, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg. Gaedike, R.; Groll, E. K. & Taeger, A. (2012). Index Novus Litteraturae Entomologicae. Online database, version 1.0, Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut.